March 11, 1899 - Alan 'Huck' Woodman is born in Winnipeg. He was a member of the Winnipeg Falcons' 1920 Olympic Gold Medal winning hockey team. He died in Winnipeg in 1963.

March 20, 1943, Winnipeg Tribune

March 11, 1943 - Casablanca's Winnipeg premier is held at the Capitol Theatre, (though there was a one-night 'sneak preview' at the Uptown on February 25, 1943.) This was just six weeks after the January 1943 'Casablanca Conference' between Sir Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt put the city's name on everyone's lips.

Ben Lepkin, a Tribune reviewer, said of the film: "The lush setting is the background for a swiftly paced melodrama played superbly by a top flight cast." Read the full review here.